Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Better late than Never, I think LG followed this popular idiom in
releasing the Android 2.3 update for one of the best selling Android
phone of company i.e. LG Optimus One P500.

Earlier we had reported
that Gingerbread update for this phone is coming in May 2011 but
finally the company has released this update by end of August. Early
updates in few countries were buggy, here
you can find the bugs that few Optimus One owners reported about the
early update in their country, but I updated my LG Optimus One P500
yesterday and till now it is working as per the expectation i.e. Better
Performance and Look than FroYo.Initially I thought the phone has
become bit sluggish after update but that was due to the less free
space on my phone memory. Once I uninstalled few unwanted apps and moved
few apps to SD card from phone, I didn’t find any problem with the
performance and speed of operation.Root LG Optimus One P500 to remove pre-installed appsWhile
updating the phone from Android 2.2 FroYo to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, I
took few screenshots to share with you and here is the step by step
guide to help you update your phone’s OS version.

#1 – Go to LG official site and open “Mobile Phone Support” page. Now type “LGP500” in Model name search box and hit enter. You can see a message as “upgrade is available”.#2 – Download LG Mobile Support Tool to PC from that page only. As LG has released the Gingerbread update on PC suite only, no OTA.#3
– Install the downloaded Mobile Support Tool and now connect your LG
phone to PC through USB cable. Once connected, the support toll will
show you the current software version and click on “Start Updating”
button available at the bottom of the tool window.#4
– A new “Phone Update” window will open with status tabs as Analysis,
Download, Update, Complete”. First of all, the software update tool will
analyze your phone and will prompt a message as if your phone’s current
Android version is 1.6 then the data will be erased on update. If your
phone is running Android 2.2 FroYo then you don’t have to worry about
the data and apps installed on that as they will remain even after the
update.#5
– After analyzing the phone, Software tool will start downloading the
software of around 117 MB. Download time depends on your internet
connection speed.#6 – Once the download will
complete, tool will start installing the update on your phone. In the
meantime, you can see “Emergency Mode” message on phone.#7
– Once the installation of update will complete, your phone will
automatically turn off. After seeing the “Installation Complete” message
on tool, disconnect the phone from your computer.#8
– Turn on the phone using power button on top panel of the phone. It
will take few minutes to come to the start screen as phone itself update
the system files on first boot.#9 – Once you will get the start screen, LG welcome window will open asking for language and Date/Time choices.

That’s
it. Now your LG Optimus One P500 is running Android 2.3.3 with LG
Software version V20b and you can enjoy the befits of the new OS
version. For example, now you can use copy/paste and enjoy the better performance on your phone.Important – Don’t turn off the PC or remove the battery of phone throughout the update process.